Swing



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ATTORNEYS Patented Oct. 25, 1927.

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SWING.

r Application filed Augustga, 1925. Serial No. i53, 3 2 0. A

vThis invention relates in generalto swings and more particularly relates to a swing es peciall'y vadapted; for-fuse by young ch ldren t although also welladaptedfor use asa cradle for infants.- I i The Object of the invention is to provide a swing of, this character which may be safely used by" very young children and ture. V v v a Other objects and advantages reside in oerwhich may be easily propelled by the child using the swing. i V V A further object resides in the provision of a swing having these advantagesand capacities and which is of simple and durable construction, reliable in operation and easy and comparatively inexpensive to manufactain novel features: of the construction, ar-

rangement and combination of parts which particularly pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompa- I fication, and in which:

will'be hereinafter In'orefully described and nying drawings forminga .partof this speci a swing embodying the present invention, and v a v s Figure 2 is a view of the swingin sideelevation; 1 1

Referring to the drawings it will bezseen that the swing is preferably constructed of,

wire andhas abottom 1, sides 2 and ends 8, the ends curving into the sides and the ends and sides curved into the'bottom.

In constructing the swing apair of upper and relatively heavy main strands 5 and 6 are provided, the strands being at the top' 'and being interlaced, as at 7 with twisted upwardly'extending projections 8 integrally 'formed'with the strand 6 andhaving sus-v pension eyes 9 at, their upperends. Four such projections 8 and eyes9 are provided.

Between the eyes 9 on each side of the swing.

the upper main strand 5 is bent-down into engagement with the strand 6 and is secured in such position by wrapping 10 or by winding. It is to be understood at this point'that wherever it is desirable to secure strands'of wires together this may be done by welding.- Longitudinally extending strands 11 have their end portions secured to; the strands 5 and l6fand these longitudinal strandsv to gether with transverse strands 12 and arcu-' ate strands 13 complete the structure of the swing, the transverse strands being. secured fFigure 1 is aperspective view showing -to the ilongitudinal strands at points inter 1 mediate theirnends and also being secured to; the main-strands 6} vThe curved strands 13 a e secured to,the;longitudinal,strands, F a-s'indicated at 1iand15; fTwo of the tra'n's v verse strands' 12 terminatejat their ends shortof the" strandsioand are connected, as; 5 a t-16, to a curved. wire 17=havingits ends" fastened or suitably secured to the strand 6 wrappings 1 0. This arrangementmakesit and disposed in. spaced relation belowthe possible to use the wrappings lOas handles.

Theswingis suspended by cables, links, or .other suspension elements.20,:t he lower ends of which are 'interengaged withrthjeeyes 9 and the'upper ends of which are pivotal-1y supported "in-any suitable wa-yfi The sup' porting elements on each sideofthe swing are evenly suspended at the top and atfthe point of their connections with the eyes '9,

so thatthe swing remains levelthroughout its back and forwardswinging movement.

inside and provided with suitable cushions and due to'the roundedform'ation of its end and bottom 1 provides a very comfortable .The swing naybe suitably padded on the;

support for the child'using the same. Either rounded end is adapted to be advantageously used as aback to support the'body of the" child. When the child is seated on the bot- Col tom he may conveniently grasp thehandles afiorded by the wrapping '10; and can'easily tion may be provided by constructingthe structed of rattan orjwireQ- I I claim:

111. A swing made up of strands and have t propel the swing byswaying back and forth; A more elaborate and expensive construe 9O swing of rattan instead ofwire, the struc-t tural features being-practically the same irrespective of whetheretheqswing is "coning a botttom, side andendwaH the Side, or

strands secured at their endsto one ofisaid a heavy circumferentialcwireat the upper portionof said swing and connected with;

said longitudinal and transverse strands,

and suspensionelements connected with said cumi'erential Wire positioned above said lirst heavy Wire. V V V 2. "A svving'made up of strands and having a bottom side and endWalls, the side Walls and the bottom being forined'of interconnected longitudinally and transversely ex tending strands, the longitudinal strands extending at their ends beyond said transverse strands and having said ends curved upwardly, the end Walls being made up of short transversely extending and curved strands secured at their ends to one of saidlongit-udinal strands on opposite sides of the Swing and also interconnected with the extended ends of said longitudinal strands, a heavy circumferential Wire at theupper portion of said swing and connected with said longitudinal and transverse strands, another cirmentioned circumferential Wire and connected With the extended ends'oi sald longitudinal strands and having downwardly -curved intermediate portions arranged at the sides of the swing, a Wrapper connecting 'said curved portions with said first mentioned circumferential Wire, said first mentioned circumferential Wire having twisted upwardly extending projections equipped With terminal eyes and engaged With the topv W1-re, and suspension elements connected With said eyes.

,F EDERIOK H. WHEELER. 

